COUNTDOWN

Author: Michelle Maddox ISBN: 9780505527554 8/2008 ACTION Publisher: SHOMI

THREE Kira Jordan wakes up in a pitch-black room handcuffed to a metal wall. She has 60 seconds to escape. Thus begins a vicious game where to lose is to die. TWO The man she's been partnered with—her only ally in this nightmare—is a convicted mass murderer. But if he's so violent, why does he protect her? And stranger still, what is it behind those haunted sea-green eyes that makes her want to protect him? ONE No one to trust. Nowhere to run. And the only hope of survival is working together to beat the COUNTDOWN

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

What do you get when you mix elements of Logan's Run, Total Recall, I Robot, and Saw in a blender with a little sex, and cheese? Why, COUNTDOWN, of course!

Honestly, this book is silly, but still somewhat interesting in a train wreck kind of way. For the subject matter, it manages to still be on the lighter side and takes waaaaay too long to end. But, despite all my backhanded compliments, it's not bad and does the job for an end of summer read. Just make sure you have time to lay on the beach without distraction or you could get sidetracked.

Shannon Johnson